Bearing



Oct. 10, 1933.

c. J. BROWN BEARING I Filed Se t. 10, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1720972502: O/AEL [5 EEOWN,

c. J. BROWN Oct. 10, 1933.

BEARING 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 10, 1929 I I I i 1100922507 62/45 455 J 5EoW/v,

' fik r4/for/7qy5.

Patented Oct. 10, 1933 l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE nszasss BEARING- Charlcs 5.. Brown, Donora,

Application. September 16 1W9] Serial No. 392 54-5 t claims, (or. see-ass):

This invention relates to bearings and more a bearing unit by means of bolts 13. This modiparticularly to journal bearings, and has for its fled bearing may be formed of pieces or blocks object the provision of a composition bearing molded or machinedto shapebefore assembly which will have materially less friction than or the blocks may be first assembled and then metal bearings and will wear many times longer machined to shape, as desired 50 than metal bearings. IFlFigures 7 to 9 I have shown a still further The bearing of this invention is composed of a modified o m of bear n ody 6 Consisting of a self-sustaining body composed of laminations of brass or other metal shell 14 having a wearing sur woven fabric, such as canvas, and a binder conface composed of segments 15 of composite 1 .jisting of a phenolic condensation product, such rial; The thrust face of the shell'l is recessed as bakelite. to receive a thrust plate 16 of composite material In the drawings; which is held in position by dowels ll. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a roll stand t w l b und rst d ha f d s d. h mhaving the bearings of this invention mounted p sits mat r al ma be m l a d p ss d oli- 5 therein. rectly to shape in the metal shell on the backing- Figure 2 is a sectional elevation through the h liliooisc stand of rolls, The composite material of the bearings may be Figure 3 is a plan view of the b aring body, made by coating the fabric with bakelite or other Figure 4 is an end elevation ther of, similar adhesive. The fabric is then dried and 20 F r 5 i a plan i of a modified form f the dried sheets are stacked one upon the other hearing body, with the coated side of each sheet next to the uni ur 6 is an end elevationof the bearing body coated side of the adjacent sheet until the desired of Figure 5. thickness is obtained. The stack of sheets is then Figure 7 is a plan view of a still further modipr d we n h heated platens f a y r l 5 fied form of bearing body. press until the sheets of fabric are firmly ce- Figure 8 is an end elevation of the bearing mented together and the fabric is impregnated body of Figure 7. with the adhesive material. This treatment Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on the line t a s o m the co p e material 111m 1 hard, IX-IX of Figure a, compact and coherent mass.

20 Referringmore particularly to the drawings, The resultant material is insoluble in water, v

the letter A designates the side housings of the i not a fected by heat, nd ha v r l w fr c ion. roll stand which are of standard design and have Experience has shown that bearings conthe usual windows 2 in which the bearings B structed as above described may be used withsupporting the rolls 3 and 4 are mounted. out lubrication except that of the water by which 83 The upper roll Sis provided with upper and the rolls and bearings are cooled. Oil or other lower bearings while the lower roll is provided lubricants may be used when desired. but, with a bottom bearing l whether lubricants are used or not the bearings The bearings B comprise a metal backing-up will reduce the friction on the mill sothat the block 5 similar to the bearing blocks usually emp w nsumption s r du d aploroxirrlatelti 43 ployed to support'the brasses of ordinary bearthirty-five per cent. over that necessary when lugs, and a working or wearing body 6 composed brass or other metal bearings are used. Further of a "composite material consisting of laminaexperience has shown that where the metal/bear tions of canvas or other woven fabric and binder, ings previously used had a life of approximately preferably a phenolic condensation product, such six turns of eight hours, the new composite bear- 5 as bakelite, which is a condensation product of ing of this application has a life of more than 9 5 posite material which are held together to form application.

phenols and formaldehyde. eighty turns, so that a very material saving in the The body 6 may be composed of a single piece cost of the bearings is also had,

of the composite material or a plurality of pieces Other advantages, such as increased producrnechanically secured together. The material tion of the mills, less attention required to keep 0 may be molded or machined to shape or may be the rolls in adjustment due to less wear of the 91" d d PD X Size and Shape and finalbearings. improved quality of product due to the 1y finished by machining. rolls remainingin more perfectadjustment, and

In Figures 5 and 6 I have shown a bearing generally improved operating conditions all-rebody 6 formed of a plurality of pieces 12. of comsult from theuse of the novel bearing of this no While I have shown and described my novel bearing as applied to a stand of rolling mill rolls, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to this use since it may be used wherever a journal bearing is desired having long life and low friction loss. It will also be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the specific constructions shown and described 'nor to the method of manufacture described since various constructions may be made and various methods of manufacture employed without departing from the scope of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

I. A heavy-duty bearing comprising a strong to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth bearing surface, the wearing 'face of said bearing being of open, concave structure.

2. A heavy-duty journal bearing comprising a strong, unitary body consolidated from laminated fibrous sheets impregnated with heat-hardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth bearing surface, the wearing face of said bearing-being of open, cylindrical structure, and in combination therewith a supporting backingup block partially encasing said bearing body and having faces parallel to the journal axis, the bearing body fitting into the backing-up block with a smooth surface intersecting said block faces, and having radial edge faces also intersecting said block faces.

3. A heavy-duty journal bearing comprising a bearing body having an open cylindrical wearing face, and in combinationa thrust plate secured at one end of said bearing body and composed of a strong, unitary body consolidated from laminated fibrous sheets impregnated with heathardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth thrust face.

4. A heavy-duty journal bearing comprising a strong, unitary body consolidated from lami nated sheets impregnated with heat-hardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth bearing surface, the wearing face of said bearing being of open cylindrical, structure, and in combination a thrust plate secured at one end of thebearing body and composed of a strong unitary body consolidated from laminated sheets impregnated with heat-hardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth thrust face.

5. A heavy-duty open-face concave bearing comprising a strong, unitary body consolidated from laminated woven fabric unfelted sheets impregnated with heat-hardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient, smooth bearing surface.

6. A heavy-duty journal bearing comprising a strong unitary body consolidated from laminated woven fabric sheets impregnated with heathardening resinoid to form a relatively hard, resilient smooth bearing surface, the wearing face of said bearing being of open cylindrical structure and. in combination therewith a supporting backing-up block partially encasing said hearing body and having faces parallel to the journal axis, the bearing body fitting into the backingup block with a smooth surface intersecting said block faces, and having radial edge faces also intersecting said block faces.

7. A heavy-duty journal bearing comprising a bearing body having an open cylindrical wear ing face and in combinationa thrust plate removably secured at one end of said bearing body, 1 I

said bearing body and thrust plate being c0mposed of a strong, unitary body consolidated from laminated woven fabric sheets impregnated with heat-hardening resinoid to form a relatively'hard, reslient, smooth surface structure.

. CHARLES J. BROWN. 

